Show WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN bijl betm salt lake city utah july 19 1898 the temperature has continued in excess of the average for the past week last week the daily excess of temperature was 3 degrees there was a temporary cooling on sunday the which was again followed by rising temperature the prospects are still for fair and warmer weather some light showers occurred on the 1 1 th and but no rain of a beneficial character has fallen r ince since the alth in the harvest field is the scene of greatest activity in farming operations I jarvest has become general on dry lands fall sown grain is ready for harvest or soon will be since the warm dry weather is causing it to turn rapidly all grain has filled perfectly and the berry is plump in some sections fall sown grain has been lodged by the winds and in rare cases some smut is observed where the growth was rank it is conceded that the grain crops will be excessive threshing has already bt argun gun in washington coulty chui coui ty haying is still going on in some sections the first crop of lucern having been secured timothy is being harvested and the second crop of lucern Is making a vigorous growth potatoes sugar beets and garden vegetables are growing well all crops have been improved by the general rain of the alth there is a good demand for small fruits most of the larger fruits especially apples are affected by the insects water is getting low in the streams so that the rains have been acceptable havin having g bene fitted all growing crops and injured hay only in a few instances greenville rain that occurred last week was good for everything except some lucern that was caught out deweyville Dewe the weather has been warm and dry only a light shower on the farmers are busy cutting grain dry land grain is well filled and plump wellington farmers are finishing the first crop of hay the fall grain is turning smithfield weather is warm and dry first crop of lucern has been cut pall grain is ripening rapidly and it is well filled no smut can be found in the wheat potatoes and corn are ar growing well hyde park high winds on the bilth damaged heavy grain some fall grain is being harvested small fruit is in good demand logan harvesting of dry farm grain teas begun all kinds of grain are looking well cache junction fall grain is ripen j ipg rapidly denson benan spring grain is in reed need of it is very warm and dry s newton fall wheat is very heavy atad d some of it is damaged by smut affo smut has been observed in the a in g grain potatoes are growing 1 tel 1 Ta lawrence wrence crops are doing well beater aier Is getting lower and unless some rain falls crops will need it soon no frat of any consequence axce except S t ber ferron the honey bees are waking IL ae he hay is somewhat damaged by the frequent fee quent rains parowan the weather has been favorable amble for the crops 31 lievan A heavy rain occurred on the corn vegetables and fruit were f uth nth n th bone fitted but grain lodged back S band and A good rain min occurred on the uth doing much good p peterson first crop of lucern is se cure farmers are cutting timothy potatoes are looking well y villmore A good rain occurred on the hall which was very much needed but Z at zat some hay this has been the warmest A of the season crops are doing aen water is very scarce cuticello uti cello heavy rains damaged alf t crop all grain crops look well s good on range her harvesting fall wheat begun tang jig 9 second crop of lucern growing wow in good condition golliday Mol liday high winds and rain lodged i badly causing some loss of crop rest eat apples beginning to ripen winter wheat ripen ay y as usual henwood high winds and rain dam cut lucern in fields and prostrated meld Id erable tall fall wheat fall wheat for the reaper in eight or ten diya crop about one fourth killed hiring spring urd say hay damaged by rain on md ditth good grain crop assured afy potatoes large enough for use all fruits ripe good growing weather hays progressing wo gressing splendid prospects for abundant harvest except in fruit RU chester grain filling good weather r I 1 ons favorable for growth and vest est operations aut alii past week hot with some thun and but little rain water getting ree ce harvesting continues at h rate of to acres daily and be finished this month yield will tahe abe best in years fruit crop dam red by early hall hail storms lake shore fall grain ripening sec iid crop r of lucern growing nicely po toes and A corn look well and other ps opt in satisfactory condition gan A warm week nice show on 00 leth every binder going wheat im enormous and will average twenty els per acre on dry land the dry land in excess of watered grain on fine growing weather grain 0 ripening fast early spring wheat t rye and barley cut and in shock sod crop of alfalfa being cut pota and beets growing rapidly garden nearly cleared out apples ripen rican fork fine showers fore of the week freshing up every f needing water but ba bleached a deal of lucern that was bunched ready ady for hauling rain needed 1 1 an good gro growing wing weather past ta 1 crops look fine haying begun needed excellent growing weather beading out cloudy but no rain harmony all crops are pro nicely we had a good rain tta pinto early grain in bloom corn and potatoes look well green peas just coming in wild hay harvest in progress crop excellent st george showers alth and but not sufficient to interfere with harvesting threshing small grain has commenced harrisville week hot and dry water getting scarce grain and hay harvest in full operation uintah crops are suffering for want of water kingston crops growing nicely farmers still busy haying heat almost overpowering thunder and rain on alth past week warm with some clouds but no rain potatoes in bloom and peas soon ready for use haying commenced winter rye will soon be ready to cut price past week warm crops growing fast corn looking well small fruits ripe such as currants ries and gooseberries goose berries crop heavy 3 H SMITH section drector salt lake city utah per S M BLANDFORD |